Okay, since you persist, I'll play along!
FYI, last July I bought an '05 4 door dually, 4x4 with a clear, non-salvage title, a dead commonrail and a good automatic, no real body damage, straight and complete, as well as totally rust free, for $3000.
IMO that was cheap, but it was also what any salvage yard SHOULD have paid for a dis-assembled truck with a smoked engine.
An engine was to run me 5k, way too much to spend on a POS commonrail truck, I believed, and a guy was standing here with CASH well above what I paid, so I dumped it.
$5500 is high end for a 1993 2WD E/C dually, the saving grace is the 5 speed, dually and extended cab.
Another saving grace, where price is concerned, is it's MILEAGE, if accurate.
ANYTHING 1st gen that is decent and 4wd seems to bring the best money, but is also usually in the worst condition.
So, are these trucks SCREAMING deals?
Not really, but they are decent deals, IF they are what you really want.
Mark.